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re: Battery powered trimmer and leaf blower recs
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:36 am to Korkstand
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:36 am to Korkstand
I have a DeWalt trimmer, as well as drill, bit driver, etc. so plenty of batteries and chargers. It kicks arse, is quiet, and don't have to fool w gas/oil, pull starts, and all the other BS
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Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:39 am to Korkstand
My small yard tools are all Ryobi, and have performed great.
The majority of my yard and power tools are Ryobi's One+ battery system, so it's perfect as I always have charged batteries on hand.
The majority of my yard and power tools are Ryobi's One+ battery system, so it's perfect as I always have charged batteries on hand.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:39 am to Korkstand
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What you call "minimal" I call infinitely more than "none".
Get an Echo or a Stihl, and you won't have maintenance.
Quit buying shite from Walmart.
My Echo weed eater and blower have lasted 4 years without a single hiccup. prime it 6 times, put the choke on, it starts in 3 pulls, every time.
I too was once tired of dealing with my gas weed eater and blower. Then I bought my Echo. Cheap weedeaters and blowers are the scorn of this earth.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:41 am to The Mick
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No adding gas and oil and starting it, just squeeze the trigger.
You forgot the part where you have to take the extension cord out and pick it up, and likely move it to another outlet to do the whole yard.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:42 am to TeddyPadillac
I support the O&G industry in LA, so I use Stihl gear.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:43 am to Korkstand
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for the tip, but even the best gas-powered equipment needs to be maintained
I haven't done shite to maintain my stihl weed eater and blower.
Batteries arguably need more maintenance, not good to let sit nor staying charged, cost prohibitive to replace and they will need to be replaced
This post was edited on 3/1/17 at 11:45 am
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:45 am to Korkstand
Just buy gas powered and keep a quart of the premixed fuel on hand
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:45 am to Chad504boy
stihl thread had mine since 09 never had an issue cranks everytime
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:46 am to TeddyPadillac
quote:Cordless
You forgot the part where you have to take the extension cord out and pick it up, and likely move it to another outlet to do the whole yard.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:52 am to The Mick
I have the 40v Black and Decker trimmer and blower. It is perfect for my needs. I recommend buying an additional battery if your yard is bigger than 1/4 acre
$129 on Amazon for the trimmer and blower
$129 on Amazon for the trimmer and blower
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:52 am to Korkstand
Looking on Amazon now, there is a combo package thats Worx Trimmer/edger, blower, 56v, with battery and charger for 345. My neighbor has a worx trimmer and likes it.
This post was edited on 3/1/17 at 11:53 am
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:55 am to JOHNN
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Looking on Amazon now, there is a combo package thats Worx Trimmer/edger, blower, 56v, with battery and charger for 345. My neighbor has a worx trimmer and likes it.
I've heard Worx lasts 1-2 seasons.
I got 5 seasons out of the first B&D cordless trimmer which is why I bought them again last year.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:55 am to Chad504boy
quote:Really? You don't have to seek out ethanol-free fuel? You don't frick with stabilizer? Drain the fuel for the winter? Clean filters? Mix fuel? Clean up a little spilled gas? Etc?
I haven't done shite to maintain my stihl weed eater and blower.
quote:You can leave Li-ion batteries on the charger all the time.
Batteries arguably need more maintenance, not good to let sit nor staying charged
quote:Expensive yes, but prohibitive? That depends on how many hours worth of trips to the ethanol-free station it'll save me in however many years it lasts.
cost prohibitive to replace and they will need to be replaced
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:56 am to Tigeralum2008
What I'm trying to stress is you'll end up spending more if you get a low output battery and buy a backup battery. It's cheaper to spend a little more per battery and get one with 5ah. To me, meeting those needs is more important than brand.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:57 am to Korkstand
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Really? You don't have to seek out ethanol-free fuel? You don't frick with stabilizer? Drain the fuel for the winter? Clean filters? Mix fuel? Clean up a little spilled gas? Etc?
i've done none of that except i got the 2 ounce little fuel bottles i pour in my 1 gallon mixer tank. Hardly anything worth sweating adding 1 gallon of gas to it.
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Expensive yes, but prohibitive? That depends on how many hours worth of trips to the ethanol-free station it'll save me in however many years it lasts.
my stihl will outlast whatever battery operating hobo stick you buy.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:00 pm to Chad504boy
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my stihl will outlast whatever battery operating hobo stick you buy.
Not true. I currently own both Stihl's and Ego's. I'll take the ego any day.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:01 pm to Korkstand
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Really? You don't have to seek out ethanol-free fuel? You don't frick with stabilizer? Drain the fuel for the winter? Clean filters? Mix fuel? Clean up a little spilled gas? Etc?
660 magnum that sees 8 hours of work a day for the last 7 years.
Burns any type of gas.
No stabilizer
Works year round
Clean filter every now and then, takes very little time.
Takes less time than plugging in a battery.
Don't clean up spills, the ground absorbes that.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:05 pm to Chad504boy
quote:You use fuel with ethanol and you leave it sitting up for months? How old is it? Keep it up and it's not going to crank one day.
i've done none of that
quote:Probably, but that isn't the point and I don't care. I'm trying to save time.
my stihl will outlast whatever battery operating hobo stick you buy.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:05 pm to Korkstand
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Really? You don't have to seek out ethanol-free fuel?
So do you not have a lawn mower? You have to get gas for that.
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You don't frick with stabilizer
no.
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Drain the fuel for the winter?
no
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Clean filters
no
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Mix fuel
fill up a 1 gallon can with gas and empty the tiny oil bottle that is for 1 gallon of gas.
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Clean up a little spilled gas?
no. we call it gas b/c it wants to be a gas, not a liquid. you're little patch of spilled gas will not be there after you finish weed eating.
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Etc
I literally have done nothing other than put gas in my Echo weed eater and blower in the 4 years I've owned them.
Can't say the same about the pos Husqvarna and Poulan I owned before that.
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